m. system or doctrine founded on speculation or reasoning, philosophical system (especially the nyāya- system, but applicable also to any of the six darśana-q.v)
तर्कः (तर्क्-भावे अच्) 1 Supposition, conjecture, guess; प्रसन्नस्ते तर्कः V.2. -2 Reasoning, speculation, discussion, abstract reasoning; कुतः पुनरस्मिन्नवधारिते आगमार्थे तर्कनिमित्तस्याक्षेपस्यावकाशः; इदानीं तर्कनिमित्त आक्षेपः परिह्रियते Ś. B.; तर्को$प्रतिष्ठः स्मृतयो विभिन्नाः Mb.; Ms.12.16. -3 Doubt. -4 Logic, the science of logic; यत्काव्यं मधुवर्षि धर्षितपरास्तर्केषु यस्योक्तयः N.22.155; तर्कशास्त्रम्, तर्कदीपिका -5 (In logic) Reduction to absurdity, a conclusion opposed to the premises, a reductio ad absurdum. -6 A system of doctrine founded on pure reasoning or free thinking, a philosophical system (particularly one of the six principal Darṣanas q. v.). -7 A name for the number 'six'. -8 Supplying an ellipsis. -9 Cause, motive. -1 Wish, desire. -र्का Speculation, reasoning. -Comp. -अटः a beggar. -आभासः fallacious reasoning, fallacy in drawing conclusions. -कौमुदी N. of a Vaiśeṣika-work. -मुद्रा a particular position of the hand; कृत्वोरौ दक्षिणे सव्यं पादपद्मं च जानुनि । बाहुप्रकोष्ठे$क्षमालामासीनं तर्कमुद्रया ॥ Bhāg.4. 6.38. -विद्या logic; philosophical treatise. -शास्त्रम् 1 logic. -2 a philosophical work.
m. supposition, conjecture; re flexion, speculation; speculative doctrine, philosophical system (of which there are six, the Pûrvaand Uttara-Mîmâmsâ, Nyâya, Vaiseshika, Sâ&ndot;khya, and Yoga); refutation, reductio ad absurdum (in logic); -gñâna, n. knowledge derived from speculation; -vid, m. philosopher, dialectician; -vidyâ, -sâstra, n. science of thought; -samgraha, m. T. of a manual on the Nyâya system.
noun (masculine) cause (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
confutation (esp. that kind of argument which consists in reduction to absurdity) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
conjecture (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
desire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
doubt (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
inquiry (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
logic (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
motive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
philosophical system (esp. the Nyāya system) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
reasoning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
speculation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
supplying an ellipsis (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
system or doctrine founded on speculation or reasoning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the number 6 (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (denominative ātmanepada) to ascertain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to conjecture (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to consider as (with double acc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to guess (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to have in one's mind (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to infer (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to intend (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to reason or speculate about (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to recollect (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to reflect (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to suspect (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to think of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to try to discover or ascertain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a bad logician (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fallacious argument (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sophistry (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (denominative parasmaipada) to consider (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to reflect (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to think about (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (denominative parasmaipada) to conclude (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to form a clear view or notion of (acc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to gather (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to regard as (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to take for (2. acc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a dubious or questionable matter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular class of Yogīs (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a teacher (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
conjecture (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
consideration (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
deliberation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
doubt (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fancy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
guess (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
imagination (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
instructor in divine knowledge (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
intention (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the five principal sins (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
opinion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
purpose (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
reasoning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
supposition (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
uncertainty (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (denominative parasmaipada) to ascertain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to believe (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to conjecture (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to consider as or take for (acc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to find out (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to ponder (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to reflect (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to suppose (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to think (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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